After enabling advanced account security on the Codex app, phone number verification is mandatory (Case 10556951)
OpenAI Developer Community
June 30, 2026
That’s a start. Maybe after getting a new account setup with OpenAI and regaining access to Codex, can code a file reader to make that job easier.
I think we have a higher chance of doing that before OpenAI fixes this or even acknowledges it to be a thing they are fixing.
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